Speed Linking 3rd October 2008
And it’s the end of another action-packed week - Hello October!
Here are some links that have helped me along the way:
1. Amazing video showcasing the new Canon 5D Mark II Digital SLR HD video capability. Release in Australia is said to be December 2008.
2. My new project Nudgeville is slowly coming together. Seems like it’s getting some traffic love too!
3. Joe explained how the $700Billion will help the U.S.
4. One of my favorite Internet personalities at the moment : Ed Dale aka Tubby Nerd.
5. Robotgirl rides a Unicycle! 
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Mr.Gadget Live Ustream.TV Show July 28/7/08
In this show I talk about the Altec Lansing Nobi Portable Speakers, 10 most annoying things about the iPhone 3G and the Sumajin Headphones!
Join me every Monday 8:30pm AEST!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mr.gadget-live
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The Perpetual Website Enhancement Cycle
One of the key indicators of a website’s success and its ability to generate income is the amount of targeted traffic it receives. What is targeted traffic? This refers to the traffic you receive that is related to the niche or market your website is aimed at. For example, if your website is about horses for the purposes of selling horse products and gadgets, getting traffic from people doing searches with the keyword “dogs” on Google will be of little value. If you don’t know what the aim of your website is, please take time to do this now.
My Mr.Gadget website is aimed at selling gadgets in Australia. If you do a search in Google for “gadget australia”, you’ll see we are (hope we still are at this time of reading) number one for this search result. This took many months of research, tweaking and hard work.
In order to increase your targeted traffic you need to understand what keyword, websites, sources are bringing you in traffic. Based on your understanding of this, you can then tweak or optimize your website to attract even more traffic and therefore increase your website revenue. Ka-ching!
Coming from an IT background, I like to break things down into simple forms to understand a concept. Understanding your website traffic is part of what I like to call the Perpetual Web Enhancement Cycle. This is a structured process flow that describes the installation of a metrics tool through to highlighting the re-iterative nature of website tweaking. I believe that all successful websites follow this general flow with some modifications here and there.
Here is the Perpetual Web Enhancement Cycle presented in a flow diagram:
Step 1. Install a Website Traffic Analytic Tool
Like any close friendship, you need to spend time and effort getting to know your companion so you can truly get the best out of each other. This is exactly the same with your web traffic. How does one do this? First things first, install a website traffic analytic tool (WTAT). As the name suggests the primary role of this tool is to gather information on the traffic that comes in and out of your site.
Popular Web Traffic Analytic Tools To Try Out:
- Sitemeter (Using this now for 2 sites)
- Statcounter
- Google Analytics
- Urchin
- AWStats
Step 2. Burn in WTAT for 30 days
Once you’ve found a tool that you like, give it 30 days to gather information on your website. Most of them will ask you to install a script on each page to trigger data collection so make sure you follow all the prescribed steps. After 30 days, you’ll have a workable data set.
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Another Arnold Aranez iPhone 3G Video
My friend Chris, who was also camped the iPhone 3G with me, sent me this video that features us (later in the video) talking about the things we were looking forward to in the iPhone.
For those impatient to see me in 6 layers of clothing, tired due to 45 minutes of sleep and sipping on a large latte, zoom on down to 2:43 of the video!
In case you missed it, here’s the article that I wrote on the Mr.Gadget website that talks about the 10 things I like most about the new iPhone 3G.
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The Day I Camped for the iPhone 3G and Got Famous
I never expected getting the iPhone 3G would turn out to be so much fun. Nor did I expect to receive my 15 minutes of fame on the day. Looking back, I’m glad that I did it and enjoyed the cold night/morning with the friends I made.
Here’s what happened on the day I camped for the iPhone 3G.
(Yes that’s geeky me in the photo)
Thurdsay 10/7/08
12pm: Heads down to Melbourne T-Life Telstra Store to get iPhone 3G lowdown; confirmation of pricing, availability, when the store would be open and estimated amount of stock. My friend Chris and I were convinced that there would be some if we got there by 6am, which was the opening time.
5pm: Finished work. Head home to let wife know that I’m definitely getting an iPhone and attempt to convince her for the last time, that my current phone (iMate Ultimate 8502), was the best thing since sliced bread and she should consider using it…I fail. Regardless, I was determined to try out Apple’s new baby.
8pm: Prepared clothes for cold wintery Melbourne night/morning. Five layers including thermals. I wanted the iPhone but did not want to get sick. Sleeping bag was found somewhere under the stairs, and quickly found itself in my car’s passenger seat. Considered wearing my headlamp but shuddered at the possible ridicule from those less-geeky.
9pm: Heads to Bunnings after realising the wait would be way too long to be sitting on fridge-cold concrete for 8 hours. Finds a perfect foldable lounge chair and decides that $49 was a small amount to pay for comfort and increased chances of sleeping given the ability to fully recline.
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Welcome to Arnold Aranez Dot Com - Post #1
Hello, welcome to my website, Arnold Aranez dot com.
The purpose of this website is to give my readers information on how to create and maintain your own money-making blog. The best way of showing you this is by creating this very site and sharing each step of the way. My goal is to have this site earning at least 5 figures in advertising revenue, like my other website, Mr.Gadget Australia.
Why not just talk about this on Mr.Gadget Australia?
The Mr.Gadget website is primarily a gadget online shop and a tech blog second. I didn’t think it was appropriate to be discussing how I talked someone into an advertising deal there. This website also follows in the footsteps of great money making bloggers such as Darren Rowse and John Chow.
More than just Blog Money Making
However, further to discussing money making ideas for your blog, I will also be sharing some tips / advice for starting your very own web store. My online gadget store, Mr.Gadget has turned over $5 million in the last 5 years with little seed funding so I believe I’ve got some words that may be of interest to those starting their own webstore venture.
It’s all about the Readers
In business, the customer is king - very similarly with blogs I believe that the reader is king, so if there is anyway that I can improve this blog to make it more readable, more interactive or appealing please let me know. I am a very to constructive criticism. Also if there’s anything you’d like to hear about please send me an email to aa@mrgadget.com.au.
Thanks for stopping by and now let’s get this show on the road!
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